diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
index 541f0c46d34f..dee416c5477f 100644
--- a/include/linux/suspend.h
+++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ struct platform_suspend_ops {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
-extern struct platform_suspend_ops *suspend_ops;
-
 /**
  * suspend_set_ops - set platform dependent suspend operations
  * @ops: The new suspend operations to set.
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 7d09a9894947..fb2412e7a0ce 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DEFINE_MUTEX(pm_mutex);
 /* This is just an arbitrary number */
 #define FREE_PAGE_NUMBER (100)
 
-struct platform_suspend_ops *suspend_ops;
+static struct platform_suspend_ops *suspend_ops;
 
 /**
  *	suspend_set_ops - Set the global suspend method table.